Description
A series of country dances from the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, featured in Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, volume 1, 1757, researched and interpreted by Matthew Coatsworth and Georgia Delve.
This collection follows on from The Warleggan Assembly, another project based on dances found in the Bodleian Library. As before, the book includes music and dance interpretations, plus information relating to the dance title and images of the original sources.
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Trip to Ranelagh
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Mile End Assembly
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Fribble Hall
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Jack on the Green
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Wotton Undridge Fair
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Kendall House
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Pretty Miss Sally
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Stay and take your Petticoat with you
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The Corner House
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The Scaramouch
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Parson Adams
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Ge Ho Dobin
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The Auld Man’s From Home
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Monmouth Assembly
Image: Mr J S Grimaldi as Scaramouch by Charles Chabot c.1815.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Harry Beard Collection F.67-17
